Breaking the Silence: Creating User-Friendly Sexual Harassment Policies |
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Authors: | Ellen R. Peirce Benson Rosen Tammy Bunn Hiller |
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Affiliation: | (1) Management Department, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599;(2) Department of Management, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Abstract: | Numerous surveys suggest that while the number of women in the work force who have experienced sexual harassment is high, the number of those who are willing to actually report incidents of harassment is far lower. To better understand the consequences of sexual harassment to women and the legal implications to the corporation, we discuss briefly the psychophysiological consequences experienced by victims, followed by a review of sexual harassment law. Next we discuss the results of our survey based on a national sample of 1500 working women. Our study examines the reasons underlying women's reluctance to report sexual harassment and identifies policies and procedures to encourage the reporting of sexual harassment. Our findings are discussed in terms of the need for organizations to develop more user-friendly sexual harassment reporting procedures. |
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Keywords: | sexual harassment hostile environment sexual harassment policies and procedures user-friendly policies |
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